Ball State 92, Bowling Green 79

Jan. 16, 2002

MUNCIE, Ind. -

Bowling Green's 92-79 loss at Ball State Wednesday (Jan. 16) ended a 12-game winning streak for the Falcons ... the win streak was tied for the fourth longest in school history, and had been the longest since a 15-game streak during 1948-49.

BGSU becomes the last of the 13 Mid-American Conference schools to suffer a conference loss this season ... the Falcons had been 3-0 in MAC action, and 2-0 on the road in league play ... BG also loses for the first time in a road game this year ... this season, the Falcons are now 6-0 in home games, 5-1 on the road and 2-1 in neutral-site contests.

Senior Keith McLeod scored a game-high 36 points at Ball State ... he now has scored in double digits in 14 of this year's 15 games, including each of the last 12 contests ... McLeod has scored over 20 points eight times this year, and has surpassed 30 points five times this season ... he now has hit double digits in scoring in 34 of the last 35 contests, dating to last year, with 18 games of at least 20 points during that time.

McLeod, who scored a career-high 42 points in Saturday's win at Buffalo, now has 78 points in his last two games ... McLeod is averaging 28.0 points per game in this season's four MAC contests.

McLeod's 36 points give him a total of 1,499 for his career ... in the BSU game, he moved past both Al Bianchi (1,487 points) and James Gerber (1,495) to assume 10th place on the BGSU career scoring list ... McLeod is just five points behind ninth-place Marcus Newbern (1,504) and 26 in back of eighth-place David Jenkins (1,525).

Senior Len Matela had 12 points in the BSU game, surpassing the 1,200-point mark for his Falcon career ... Matela now has 1,211 career points, and moved past Ron Hammye (1,208 pts.) into 21st place all-time at the school.

Ball State has won the last six meetings with the Falcons, and 11 of the last 12 contests ... BGSU still holds a 31-28 lead in the all-time series.

The Falcons return home to host arch-rival Toledo in a Saturday (Jan. 19) contest at Anderson Arena ... tipoff is set for 1:00 p.m.

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